Oatmeal
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cedar City, UT
Lately my '96 has been running pretty hot....or has it?
So far I've had my 3 row CSF radiator rodded out, new water pump, Robert Shaw high flow 195* stat....even replaced my cat since it was original and partialy (but not too bad) restricted.....my fan clutch is fairly new.
All of this things haven't made one bit of improvement.
Checking temps with my IR thermometer I get about 209*-212* at the water outlet hose (right where it connects to the outlet) when the gauge is creeping towards the white line before the red (240*?)
The fan kicks on at about halfway between the 210* mark and said white line and off again just before dropping back down to the 210* mark.
Here's the thing my Jeep never used to get anywhere near that hot, even with the AC on pulling a steep grade in the summer heat (like now) it would barely get above 210*...oh it does have a good trans cooler and 4.88 gears on 33s so it's not being overworked.
Now here's the big question, I had replaced the gauge sender with a parts store unit (NAPA) and am wondering if maybe I'm getting false readings at the gauge...opinions?
I'm reluctant to buy a dealer part at $40+ if those numbers are where they should be.
Stumped!
Thanks,
Hans
So far I've had my 3 row CSF radiator rodded out, new water pump, Robert Shaw high flow 195* stat....even replaced my cat since it was original and partialy (but not too bad) restricted.....my fan clutch is fairly new.
All of this things haven't made one bit of improvement.
Checking temps with my IR thermometer I get about 209*-212* at the water outlet hose (right where it connects to the outlet) when the gauge is creeping towards the white line before the red (240*?)
The fan kicks on at about halfway between the 210* mark and said white line and off again just before dropping back down to the 210* mark.
Here's the thing my Jeep never used to get anywhere near that hot, even with the AC on pulling a steep grade in the summer heat (like now) it would barely get above 210*...oh it does have a good trans cooler and 4.88 gears on 33s so it's not being overworked.
Now here's the big question, I had replaced the gauge sender with a parts store unit (NAPA) and am wondering if maybe I'm getting false readings at the gauge...opinions?
I'm reluctant to buy a dealer part at $40+ if those numbers are where they should be.
Stumped!
Thanks,
Hans